VELÁZQUEZ, Luis Joseph.MareMagnum
Native American ArchaeologyBiblio.com
South American Indigenous Archaeology and Scientific Exploration d'Orbigny's Atlas Volume of L'Homme Américain 1839
1839183751839. d'Orbigny Alcide. L'Homme Américain de l'Amérique Méridionale Considéré Sous Ses Rapports Physiologiques et Moraux 1839 presenting visual documentation from one of the earliest large-scale French scientific expeditions to South America with direct relevance to the study of Indigenous populations archaeology and nineteenth-century ethnographic practice. Based on d'Orbigny's travels across Brazil Argentina Paraguay Chile Bolivia Peru Ecuador and Colombia the work assembles visual evidence used to classify human populations material culture and natural environments within contemporary European scientific frameworks. The atlas reflects the period's integration of anthropology natural history and geography while also documenting objects burial practices and physical remains encountered during fieldwork contributing to early European interpretations of Indigenous societies in South America.<br /> <br /> d'Orbigny Alcide. L'Homme Américain de l'Amérique Méridionale Considéré Sous Ses Rapports Physiologiques et Moraux. Paris: Pitois-Levrault 1839. First edition atlas volume only. Folio format measuring approximately 14 x 10 inches containing 15 engraved plates including one hand-colored plate depicting skulls mummies artifacts and other materials associated with Indigenous populations alongside representations related to archaeology zoology geography and ethnography. The plates derive from specimens and observations collected during d'Orbigny's expedition which produced a substantial body of material for scientific study in France.<br /> <br /> Folio volume in three-quarter leather and cloth binding with gilt spine and raised bands marbled edges and endpapers and bookplate of archaeologist A.D. Passmore. Light foxing and rubbing to boards; overall very good condition. A significant visual component of a major nineteenth-century scientific work documenting Indigenous material culture and natural history in South America. unknown
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